Global Patent Index - EP 2140437 A4

EP 2140437 A4 20100616 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO GIVE SIGNAL PRIORITY TO A VEHICLE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO GIVE SIGNAL PRIORITY TO A VEHICLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG VON VERKEHRSSIGNALEN ZUR VERGABE VON SIGNALPRIORITÄTEN FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE RÉGULER LES FEUX DE CIRCULATION POUR DONNER UNE PRIORITÉ DE SIGNALISATION À UN VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 2140437 A4 20100616 (EN)

Application

EP 08724253 A 20080318

Priority

  • SE 2008050306 W 20080318
  • SE 0700754 A 20070326

Abstract (en)

[origin: US8742945B2] A method for controlling traffic signals to give signal priority to a vehicle travelling along a planned route, which is divided into sections. The method comprises the steps of receiving a report from the vehicle which comprises at least the next few sections along the planned route, determining whether the reports contain at least one section on both sides of an intersection, and, if this is the case, controlling the traffic light at the intersection to give priority to the route through the intersection, for the vehicle to enjoy signal priority treatment. According to the invention, a signal priority method is provided which allows the planned route of the vehicle to be predicted well in advance. The possibility of advance planning is obtained by describing the planned route of the vehicle in terms of predefined sections of the route.

IPC 8 full level

G08G 1/087 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/081 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP SE US)

G08G 1/087 (2013.01 - EP SE US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008118074 A1 20081002; AT E538460 T1 20120115; AU 2008230158 A1 20081002; AU 2008230158 B2 20110901; DK 2140437 T3 20120416; EP 2140437 A1 20100106; EP 2140437 A4 20100616; EP 2140437 B1 20111221; ES 2379664 T3 20120430; PL 2140437 T3 20120731; SE 0700754 L 20080927; SE 531824 C2 20090818; US 2010045484 A1 20100225; US 8742945 B2 20140603

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 2008050306 W 20080318; AT 08724253 T 20080318; AU 2008230158 A 20080318; DK 08724253 T 20080318; EP 08724253 A 20080318; ES 08724253 T 20080318; PL 08724253 T 20080318; SE 0700754 A 20070326; US 45042608 A 20080318